December 4, 2012
The Jacob Burns Moot Court Room
The George Washington University Law School
2000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC
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Sponsored by The George Washington University Law School and the Anti-Corruption Committee and North American Forum of the International Bar Association; in cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Committee of the American Bar Association
8 – 8:30 am: Conference Registration
8:30 – 8:40 am: Welcome Remarks
Susan L. Karamanian, Associate Dean for International and Comparative Legal Studies, The George Washington University Law School
8:40 – 9 am: Introduction
- Nicola Bonucci, Co-Chair, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee; Director of Legal Affairs, OECD
- Timothy Dickinson, Co-Chair, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee; Paul Hastings LLP
9 – 9:45 am: Anti-Corruption Origins and Evolution
Speakers:
- Peter B. Clark, former Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Frank Vogl, co-founder and former Vice Chairman/Advisor to the Managing Director/Member of the Advisory Council – Transparency International and co-founder/Vice Chairman – Partnership for Transparency Fund
Moderator: Jessica Tillipman, Assistant Dean for Field Placement and Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University Law School
9:45 – 10:45 am: OECD Anti-Bribery Convention – the Game Changer?
Speakers:
- Professor Giorgio Sacerdoti, former Vice-President of the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions
- Mark Mendelsohn, former Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- William Loo, Senior Legal Analyst (Anti-Corruption) at OECD
Moderator: Lucinda A. Low, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP
10:45 – 11 am: Refreshments
11 – 12 pm: International Organizations Response to Foreign Bribery
Speakers:
- Oliver Stolpe, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime
- Frank Fariello, Lead Counsel, Operations Policy, The World Bank; Vice-Chair, ABA Anti-Corruption Committee
- Jorge García Gonzalez, Director, Department of Legal Cooperation, Organisation of American States
- Juan Gabriel Ronderos, Case Officer, Inter-American Development Bank
Moderator: Hansel T. Pham, Publications Officer, North American Forum; White & Case
12 – 1:30 pm: Lunch and Susan N. and Augustus diZerega, Jr. Key Note Address
Nicola Bonucci, Co-Chair, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee; Director of Legal Affairs, OECD
1:30 – 2:30 pm: Private Sector Response
Speakers:
- Fritz F. Heimann, co-founder of Transparency International, Counselor to the General Counsel, General Electric
- William B. Jacobson, Chief Compliance Officer, Weatherford International Ltd.
- Massimo Mantovani, General Counsel, ENI
- Susan M. Ringler, Deputy General Counsel, Xylem Inc.
Moderator: James G. Tillen, North America Regional Officer, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee; Miller & Chevalier Chartered
2:30 – 3:45 pm: Challenges of Prosecuting Corruption
Speakers:
- Hon. Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (invited)
- Charles Duross, Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, Fraud Section U.S. Department of Justice (tentatively confirmed)
- Dr. Claire A. Daams, Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland
- Goran Klemenčič, Chief Commissioner, Commission for the Prevention of Corruption, Republic of Slovenia
Moderator: Jeffrey D. Clark, Co-Chair, ABA Anti-Corruption Committee; Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
3:45 – 4 pm: Refreshments
4 – 5:15 pm: The Way Forward – Improving Anti-Corruption Efforts
Speakers:
- Huguette Labelle, Chair of the Board of Transparency International
- Harold Kim, Senior Vice President, Legal Reform Initiatives, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Nicola Bonucci, Co-Chair, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee; Director of Legal Affairs, OECD
- Christopher R. Yukins, Professor of Government Contracts Law, The George Washington University Law School
Moderator: Timothy Dickinson, Co-Chair, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee; Paul Hastings LLP
5:15 – 7 pm: Reception
Sponsored by Paul Hastings LLP and Miller & Chevalier
(Speakers and Moderators Subject to Change)
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